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Stephanus letters

Stephanus letters is the plural of Stephanus letter.

Meaning of Stephanus letter

Noun

Stephanus letter (plural Stephanus letters)

  1. A standard reference letter (either a, b, c, d, or e) for a one-fifth–equal-part subdivision of a given section (denoted by the preceding Stephanus number) of a given Platonic dialogue.
    • 1974: Plato [aut.] and Desmond Lee [tr.], The Republic, Translator’s Introduction, page 56 (2ⁿᵈ ed. (revised); Penguin Classics; →ISBN
      The Republic is traditionally divided into ten books. But this division, as has often been pointed out, was dictated rather by the technicalities of book-production...

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What is Stephanus letters the plural of?
Stephanus letters is the plural of Stephanus letter.

Words near Stephanus letters in the dictionary

  1. Stephanopoulos
  2. stephanoside
  3. stephanotis
  4. stephanotises
  5. Stephanus letter
  6. Stephanus letters
  7. Stephanus number
  8. Stephanus numbers
  9. Stephany
  10. Stephen
  11. Stephen Kingesque

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